Aldi to open market in Harford County

Maryland Watch

September 24, 1998

National grocery chain Aldi Inc. is expanding its two-store presence in Maryland and opening a supermarket in Harford County.

The Illinois-based chain, which has more than 500 stores, including one in Baltimore and one in Langley Park, will build a 20,000-square-foot store at Clayton Station Business Center in Edgewood. It is scouting for sites throughout the Baltimore region, according to KLNB Inc., brokerage firm for the center.

Aldi is a limited-assortment grocery store -- smaller than most supermarkets -- that stocks only the fastest-moving items in a single size and single brand, such as chicken, ketchup, lettuce and milk.

"Our research shows that consumers typically purchase a consistently sized item, so our philosophy is to stock the products that are most requested and sold," said Tony Eisenhut, vice president for the chain's Center Valley, Pa., division.